Winter Solstice 2006 (actually)

close
more_vert
CianMcLiam C
CianMcLiam Dec 11, 2006 12:43:17
Replying to bawn79

Not sure yet what I'm doing or if I can get the time off, but in Cork Drombeg has a near solstice (sunset) alignment from the recumbent to a notch in the hills, I've never seen any photographic accounts of it yet. There's one or two more I suspect for an evening alignement but none for the morning sunrise that I can think of.

B bawn79
bawn79 Dec 11, 2006 13:45:51
Replying to CianMcLiam

CianMcLiam wrote:
Not sure yet what I'm doing or if I can get the time off, but in Cork Drombeg has a near solstice (sunset) alignment from the recumbent to a notch in the hills, I've never seen any photographic accounts of it yet. There's one or two more I suspect for an evening alignement but none for the morning sunrise that I can think of.
Cool, that would be a nice trip the evening before so.

F FourWinds
FourWinds Dec 11, 2006 14:41:22
Replying to CianMcLiam

Most of the Cork circles have a NE-SW axis, so you can pretty much take your pick down there. Kealkil's one of the odd ones out I think, but it'd be pretty spectacular from there anyway!

Another candidate for a very clear day would be Altar wedge tomb where the sun might just set on the top of Mizzen Head.